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Host species-driven genetic structure of respiratory mites in two sympatric marine mammal species.
Biology letters - 29 Jul 2026
Marimán Guillermo, Gómez-Lobo Camacho Daniel Andrés, Gutierrez Josefina, Calderón Karla, Grandi Maria Florencia, Gastal Silvia, Seguel Mauricio, Verdugo Claudio
Abstract excerpt
Understanding the factors shaping parasite population structure is key to unravelling host-parasite coevolution and transmission dynamics. Respiratory mites of the genus Orthohalarachne (Acari: Halarachnidae) are obligate parasites infecting the respiratory tract of otariids, yet their population genetics remain largely unexplored. Here, we examined the genetic structure of O. attenuata and O. diminuata infecting...
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